Nouveau Cirque in France

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Nouveau Cirque
Poster for La Cascade Merveilleuse (1898)
Type	circus
Founded	1886
Closed down	1926
Address	251 Rue Saint-Honoré
Place	Paris
Country	France
Related persons
Owner


Directors	1906-1907: Jean Houcke 1905-1906: Mathias Beketov


Manager	1900-1905: Hippolyte Houcke


Key People
Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2025-04-12

Latest document update	2025-04-12 18:25:53

Description

Nouveau Cirque, located at 251 Rue Saint-Honoré, in Paris, France , was founded in 1886. Nouveau Cirque closed down in 1926.

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Records about Nouveau Cirque from English Wikipedia

The Nouveau Cirque ("New Circus") was a circus located in Paris at 251 Rue Saint-Honoré. It was owned by Joseph Oller, co-founder of the famous Moulin Rouge. It was inaugurated on February 12, 1886, and closed on April 18, 1926, being subsequently demolished.

Its arena could be lowered by a hydraulic system to create a water basin for aquatic performances. It was one of the few buildings in Paris at the time to be completely lit by electricity. It was an upscale establishment, and patrons were required to wear formal attire

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Nouveau Cirque, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=4019. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Article on English Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouveau_Cirque
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